Damien Jurado, Luz Elena Mendoza

[NW TROUBADOUR]There’s a tingling sensation one feels when listening to Damien Jurado’s latest record, Maraqopa. The songs feel incredibly private, delivered on a bed of feathery folk so soft it could cushion any fall. Jurado’s ghostly vocals fill the big spaces his band’s sparse Americana leaves untouched. Listeners instinctively pay closer attention, half-expecting sirens in the distance, signaling the end of one’s memorable time on a pristine piece of private property.